Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं तथा दानं होमं वैष्णवमंत्रकम् । द्विजपूजां विष्णुपूजां कुर्वीत प्रयतो नरः

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ tathā dānaṃ homaṃ vaiṣṇavamaṃtrakam | dvijapūjāṃ viṣṇupūjāṃ kurvīta prayato naraḥ

Translation

وہاں باانضباط شخص کو چاہیے کہ اشنان کرے، دان دے، ویشنو منتر وں کے ساتھ ہوم کرے؛ اور اہتمام سے دِوِجوں کی پوجا اور وشنو کی پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• दानम्: charitable giving
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• होमम्: homa (fire-offering)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वैष्णवमन्त्रकम्: with a Vaiṣṇava mantra
• वैष्णवमन्त्रकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव-मन्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—वैष्णवः मन्त्रकः इति कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (होमम्)

• द्विजपूजाम्: worship of Brahmins
• द्विजपूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विजस्य पूजा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विष्णुपूजाम्: worship of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुपूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः पूजा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; विधिः—‘should do’

• प्रयतः: disciplined/attentive
• प्रयतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरः)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogic style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rukmiṇīkuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General instruction to ‘naraḥ’ (the pilgrim), within the muni-addressed discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the pond performing snāna; nearby a small homa-kuṇḍa with controlled flames; brāhmaṇas receiving offerings; a Viṣṇu shrine or icon at the edge with lamps and tulasī.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• dvija (twice-born/brāhmaṇas)
• Vaiṣṇava mantras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha merit is completed by a full dhārmic set: purification (snāna), generosity (dāna), worship (pūjā), and mantra-guided sacrifice (homa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, where these Vaiṣṇava observances are recommended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna, dāna, Vaiṣṇava-mantra homa, dvija-pūjā, and Viṣṇu-pūjā performed with discipline.